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Separating concepts in Hinduism from concepts specific to Indian culture, or from the language itself, can be difficult. Many Sanskrit concepts have an Indian secular meaning as well as a Hindu dharmic meaning. One example is the concept of Dharma. [4] Sanskrit, like all languages, contains words whose meanings differ across various contexts.
Ganesh Chaturthi: Hindu festival celebrated on the rebirth of Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati. Ganesh Jayanti: Hindu festival celebrated on the birth day of Ganesha. Gangaur: a festival in Rajasthan, celebrated in the honour of Goddess Gauri. Gudhi Padwa: the Marathi name for Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
Other languages. Adda, from Bengali, a group of people. Bhut jolokia, from Assamese (ভূত জলকীয়া Bhut Zôlôkiya ), a hot chili found in Assam and other parts of Northeast India. Jute from Bengali, a fiber.
Namaste ( Sanskrit pronunciation: [nɐmɐste:], [ 1] Devanagari: नमस्ते), sometimes called namaskār and namaskāram, is a customary Hindu [ 2][ 3][ 4] manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group, used at any time of day. [ 5] It is used in the Indian subcontinent, and among the Indian and Nepalese diaspora.
Saṃsāra ( Devanagari: संसार) means "wandering", [ 1][ 2] as well as "world" wherein the term connotes "cyclic change". [ 3] S aṃsāra, a fundamental concept in all Indian religions, is linked to the karma theory and refers to the belief that all living beings cyclically go through births and rebirths. The term is related to ...
Indian-origin religions Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, [4] are all based on the concepts of dharma and karma. Ahimsa, the philosophy of nonviolence, is an important aspect of native Indian faiths whose most well-known proponent was Shri Mahatma Gandhi, who used civil disobedience to unite India during the Indian independence movement – this philosophy further inspired Martin ...
Hindus ( Hindustani: [ˈɦɪndu] ⓘ; / ˈhɪnduːz /; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. [ 67][ 68][ 69] Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent. [ 70][ 71]
The first refers to Hinduism and Buddhism: a word or sound that is believed to have a special spiritual power. The second definition is more general: a word or phrase that is often repeated and expresses a particularly strong belief. For instance, a football team can choose individual words as their own "mantra."